President Ibu Solih confident of winning September polls: Maldives foreign ministerMaldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday expressed confidence that President Ibu Solih will be re-elected in the September 9 e...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
EAM Jaishankar visits Maldives, to witness impact of developmental assistanceJaishankar is on a three-day visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka beginning to further expand bilateral engagement with the two key maritime...
18 Jan, 2023, 01.23 PM IST
Security Council doesn't reflect realities, reforms remain divisive, says UNGA chiefAbdulla Shahid, who is also the foreign minister of Maldives, said that he has made his position clear that reforms are urgently needed to ...
29 Aug, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
UNGA president Abdulla Shahid lauds India's role at United NationsAcknowledging the pivotal role the country played during the COVID-19 recovery phase, Shahid, who is the foreign minister of the Maldives, ...
29 Aug, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
UNGA President Abdulla Shahid to visit India on Aug 28-29During the visit, the President of the General Assembly is expected to meet with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Foreign Secretary Vina...
27 Aug, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
UNGA President Abdulla Shahid tests positive for COVID-19Maldives has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus on December 7, according to media reports.
23 Dec, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
United Nations OKs vaccine honour system for world leadersNext week, more than 100 heads of state and government and over 20 foreign ministers have signed up to speak in person.
18 Sep, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
Jaishankar meets Maldivian counterpart Abdulla ShahidShahid, President-Elect of the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations, is visiting India at the invitation of Jaishankar.
23 Jul, 2021, 10.36 PM IST
UNGA President-elect Abdulla Shahid appoints India's Deputy PR Amb Naidu as Chef de CabinetElected on June 7 as President of the next session of the UN General Assembly, UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu garnered 143 votes out of the ...
10 Jun, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Maldives' Abdulla Shahid elected as President of the 76th session of UN General AssemblyThe 193-member General Assembly voted on Monday to elect the President, who will preside over the 76th session of the UN body that will com...
08 Jun, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influenceOn Thursday, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid that New Delhi will support the...
13 Aug, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Maldives condoles death of Indian soldiers in face-off with Chinese troops"The Maldives extends deepest condolences to the people of India for the lives lost in recent clashes on the border. Our thoughts and praye...
19 Jun, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
PM Modi arrives in Maldives on 1st foreign visit after re-electionPM Modi was received at Male airport by Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid.
08 Jun, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
Will remain sensitive towards India's security, strategic concerns: MaldivesThe Maldivian leaders also expressed commitment to support India's efforts to combat terrorism, particularly cross-border terrorism, and cr...
18 Mar, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Abdulla Yameen tried to play India against China: Maldives Foreign MinisterMaldives knows the importance of India as it is an “important” partner, said Shahid who was on his first visit to India and was speaking to...
28 Nov, 2018, 08.52 AM IST
Faced with mounting debt, Maldives seeks assistance from IndiaThe Maldives is said to owe close to 70 per cent of its external debt to China.
26 Nov, 2018, 09.45 AM IST
New government in Male to undo anti-India stepsIn an exclusive interaction with TOI, Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid described former president Abdulla Yameen’s foreign policy a...
22 Nov, 2018, 10.38 AM IST